Steppe and Beyond: Studies on Central Asia – serie
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Prince 2.0: Applying Machiavellian Strategy to Contemporary Political Life
Inbunden, 2019
604 kr
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This Pivot updates the ideas of the famous political philosopher from the Italian Renaissance, Machiavelli, for the 21st century, using case studies from the West and from Kazakhstan to demonstrate the utility of Machiavelli's ideas for contemporary political life. In truth, Machiavelli's ideas …
Political Regimes and Neopatrimonialism in Central Asia
A Sociology of Power Perspective
Av Ferran Izquierdo-Brichs, Francesc Serra-Massansalvador
Inbunden, 2021
1352 kr
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This book is aimed both at researchers and advanced students of Central Asia, the space of the former USSR, and the foreign policy of Russia and China. The authors adopt a sociological approach in understanding how power structures emerged in the wake of the Soviet collapse. The independencies in …
Political Regimes and Neopatrimonialism in Central Asia
A Sociology of Power Perspective
Av Ferran Izquierdo-Brichs, Francesc Serra-Massansalvador
Häftad, 2022
1352 kr
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This book is aimed both at researchers and advanced students of Central Asia, the space of the former USSR, and the foreign policy of Russia and China. The authors adopt a sociological approach in understanding how power structures emerged in the wake of the Soviet collapse. The independencies in …
Central Asia and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Av Jean-François Caron, Hélène Thibault
Inbunden, 2022
736 kr
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This book aims at shedding light on the reasons why the death rates during the pandemic were so high in Central Asia. More specifically, this book proposes analysis on why individuals did not follow the sanitary rules imposed by their respective government and on the role played by misinformation. …
Uyat and the Culture of Shame in Central Asia
Av Hélène Thibault, Jean-François Caron
Inbunden, 2022
551 kr
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This book proposes an interdisciplinary look at the culture of shame in Central Asia and evaluates its role in the regulation of social and political interactions in the region. Contributors demonstrate how 'uyat' relies on patriarchal and hierarchical gender norms that negatively affect women and …
Uyat and the Culture of Shame in Central Asia
Av Hélène Thibault, Jean-François Caron
Häftad, 2023
551 kr
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This book proposes an interdisciplinary look at the culture of shame in Central Asia and evaluates its role in the regulation of social and political interactions in the region. Contributors demonstrate how 'uyat' relies on patriarchal and hierarchical gender norms that negatively affect women and …
Understanding Actors and Processes Shaping Transgender Subjectivities
A Case Study of Kazakhstan
Inbunden, 2023
1352 kr
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This book introduces the policies surrounding legal gender recognition of trans people in Kazakhstan. Generally, the research in this sphere focuses on medical professions, described as gatekeepers or judges deciding who fit the prescriptions of being a woman or a man, and on trans people …
Understanding Actors and Processes Shaping Transgender Subjectivities
A Case Study of Kazakhstan
Häftad, 2024
1352 kr
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This book introduces the policies surrounding legal gender recognition of trans people in Kazakhstan. Generally, the research in this sphere focuses on medical professions, described as gatekeepers or judges deciding who fit the prescriptions of being a woman or a man, and on trans people …
Understanding Kazakhstan’s 2019 Political Transition
Inbunden, 2021
960 kr
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The final page in the political history of the Soviet Union was turned on March 19, 2019, when Nursultan Nazarbayev, the last former Chairman of a Soviet Republic who had managed to stay in power following the collapse of USSR, unexpectedly decided to resign. This edited book looks to analyse the …
Understanding Kazakhstan’s 2019 Political Transition
Häftad, 2022
960 kr
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The final page in the political history of the Soviet Union was turned on March 19, 2019, when Nursultan Nazarbayev, the last former Chairman of a Soviet Republic who had managed to stay in power following the collapse of USSR, unexpectedly decided to resign. This edited book looks to analyse the …
Strong State Dilemma
The State Rebuilding and Political Transition of Russia
Av Haiting Fei
Inbunden, 2026
1464 kr
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This book examines Russia’s strong-state dilemma: why Russia repeatedly seeks to overcome crisis, disorder, and failed transition by rebuilding a strong state, yet keeps falling back into a cycle in which restored control does not become stable governing capacity. It argues that post-Soviet …
Nomads: In Search of the Lost Path
Inbunden, 2025
1464 kr
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The book is devoted to the problem of the civilizational development of the Kazakhs, as descendants of nomads, at the present stage. The author pays special attention to how the eras of modernity and postmodernity influenced today's Kazakhstan. In this anti-colonial polemic, the author argues in …
Masculinities of Tajik Labor Migrants
Transformations of Gender Roles and Practices in a Transnational Migration Context
Inbunden, 2025
1422 kr
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This book explores masculinities of Tajik men and offers insights on how migrant and non-migrant men maintain their gender identity and adjust their gender practices in the context of transnational labor migration from Tajikistan to Russia. Being in the state of transnational in-betweenness, Tajik …
Masculinities of Tajik Labor Migrants
Transformations of Gender Roles and Practices in a Transnational Migration Context
Häftad, 2026
1422 kr
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This book explores masculinities of Tajik men and offers insights on how migrant and non-migrant men maintain their gender identity and adjust their gender practices in the context of transnational labor migration from Tajikistan to Russia. Being in the state of transnational in-betweenness, Tajik …
Leaders of the Nation
A Political History of Kazakhstan
Inbunden, 2024
1530 kr
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The book tells about people who lived in an era of historical cataclysms, wars and revolutions, changes in political formations. The generation of the Kazakh intelligentsia responded to the historical challenge facing the Kazakhs at a turning point in history. These are people born at the end of …
Leaders of the Nation
A Political History of Kazakhstan
Häftad, 2025
1530 kr
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The book tells about people who lived in an era of historical cataclysms, wars and revolutions, changes in political formations. The generation of the Kazakh intelligentsia responded to the historical challenge facing the Kazakhs at a turning point in history. These are people born at the end of …
Revolt in the Steppe
Understanding Kazakhstan’s January Events of 2022
Inbunden, 2023
1576 kr
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This book explores the various ramifications and consequences of the violent civil protests that affected Kazakhstan in January 2022. In this compelling study, the authors examine the underlying social and political tensions that have affected this biggest country of Central Asia, especially since …
Revolt in the Steppe
Understanding Kazakhstan’s January Events of 2022
Häftad, 2024
1576 kr
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This book explores the various ramifications and consequences of the violent civil protests that affected Kazakhstan in January 2022. In this compelling study, the authors examine the underlying social and political tensions that have affected this biggest country of Central Asia, especially since …
Post-Colonial Approaches in Kazakhstan and Beyond
Politics, Culture and Literature
Av Dina Sharipova, Alima Bissenova m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1313 kr
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This book explores the postcolonial discourse and decolonization processes in modern Kazakhstan and beyond. It pays particular attention to such areas as national and religious identity, language, literature, and historical narratives. Despite the fact that the post-colonial theory initially …
Post-Colonial Approaches in Kazakhstan and Beyond
Politics, Culture and Literature
Av Dina Sharipova, Alima Bissenova m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
1313 kr
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This book explores the postcolonial discourse and decolonization processes in modern Kazakhstan and beyond. It pays particular attention to such areas as national and religious identity, language, literature, and historical narratives. Despite the fact that the post-colonial theory initially …
Political Economy of Education in Central Asia
Evidence from the Field
Av Naureen Durrani, Hélène Thibault
Inbunden, 2024
536 kr
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This open access book is intended as an original contribution to the conversation on the role and challenges of education in Central Asia to promote social cohesion by looking at Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Examining education challenges within the countries’ wider historical, social, …
Political Economy of Education in Central Asia
Evidence from the Field
Av Naureen Durrani, Hélène Thibault
Häftad, 2024
430 kr
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This open access book is intended as an original contribution to the conversation on the role and challenges of education in Central Asia to promote social cohesion by looking at Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Examining education challenges within the countries’ wider historical, social, …
